Author

Contributions

  • Monismith, Carl L. - Contributor
  • Dunn, Karl H. - Contributor
  • National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. - Contributor
  • American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. - Contributor
  • United States. Federal Highway Administration. - Contributor

Publication

1986 - Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

29,500 words, Guess

Page Count

118 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL2742014M
  • ISBN-100309040124
  • OCLC Control Number15247149
  • Library of Congress Control Number86050378
  • Goodreads3512080

Classifications

  • DDC625.8
  • LCCTE250 .E67 1986

Description

Equipment is identified that is associated with the collection of structural capacity, surface distress, friction, roughness, and traffic loading data. Current practices costs, and maintenance requirements are presented. Advantages and disadvantages of particular types of equipment are also presented and new equipment developments are briefly discussed. Currently, structural capacity is evaluated by a measure of surface deflection under a slow-moving, vibrating, or falling load. The Benkelman beam is the most commonly used equipment. Techniques for measuring physical distress and types of distress catalogued vary by agency and depend on the purpose for which the information is collected. Pavement surface friction is mostly measured with the locked-wheel-trailer procedure or the yaw mode procedure. Ride quality is related to the roughness of the pavement and is measured by either response-type equipment or profilometer. Equipment for collecting traffic volume and traffic weights are portable counters, fixed counters, weigh-in-motion devices, portable scales, and permanent weigh stations.

Subjects

Topics

TestingPavementsEquipment and suppliesPavements -- Testing -- Equipment and supplies.

Series Statement

  • Synthesis of highway practice,

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